WLS-TV/ABC News Chicago Democratic primary exit poll, February 1987
By: principal investigators, WLS-TV, ABC News
Series: ICPSR -- 8850; ICPSR (Series) -- 8850
Publisher: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich
Language: und
Format: [computer file] /
Subjects: Mayors; Election; Public opinion; Elections
Description: WLS-TV and ABC News cooperated in conducting a survey of voters in the Chicago Democratic primary as they left the polls on February 24, 1987. Voters were asked for whom they voted for mayor, city clerk, and city treasurer, why they supported their mayoral candidate, and how they would vote if the April general election were being held that day. In addition, they were asked to rate Harold Washington's performance as mayor and the quality of life in Chicago, and to list factors that influenced their vote. Demographic characteristics and political orientation also are included.
Notes: ICPSR data class: Class IV.

Chronological coverage: February 24, 1987. Data collected: February 24, 1987.

Self-enumerated forms.

Survey data.

Chicago.

Card image data format. The data contain blanks and dashes (-).

Codebook available.

Part number: 1 ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 2,872 ; variable count: 42 ; LRECL: 80 ; records per case: 1.

Polling places were chosen by random selection.

Universe: Voters in the February 24, 1987 Chicago Democratic primary.